Ribera del Duero Tinto, Magna Vides, Pablo Arranz Sanz 2023

Pablo Arranz Sanz, Ribera del Duero

In 1999 Pablo Arranz Sanz took over several century-old vineyards belonging to Pablo’s family, located in the village of La Aguilera (Burgos), one of the most prestigious terroirs in Ribera del Duero. Large vines (magna vides, like small trees) overlook the Gromejón river valley.

Pablo Arranz Sanz identified more than 20 different varieties and work with grapes once considered difficult to ripen, such as pirulesas blancas, garnacha, monastrell, and bobal, among others. All of them complement tempranillo beautifully. he believe my grandfather planted them for a reason. Vinification jointly, with very careful soil management, and the result is spectacular, truly surprising. The main vineyards are located in the site known as El Sardal, a mosaic of sandy and clay soils over limestone, with north-facing slopes. One of these vineyards gives life to our wine Bancales del Sardal, planted in 1915 after the phylloxera, using genetic material recovered from vines that survived the plague. It’s a beautiful place with a unique mix of tinta fina and albillo mayor.

This remarkable expression of the hot, dry vintage exudes poise and freshness with its nose of pencils havings, wild flowers and bramble fruit. The fine, velverty calate is built arounda core of cherry sorbet, blackberry yoghurt and black olive tapenade e tapenade, with oregano and thyme in the background and a lively, spicy lining of block pepper,
nutmeg and cardamom. Robust but grace fultannic structure.

Grapes: 90% Tempranillo, 10% Albillo Mayor